49. This is the kind of GT3 deck currently on the market...Nothing like a GT3 !!!

51. Boot deck wunder construction with mock uprights.

52. Bootdeck under fabrication

53. Bootdeck under fabrication

54. New GT3 deck taken from mould

55. GT3 deck in primer (in the backtound id the GT3 Front Bumper)

56. Primed deck

57. GT3RS in primer

58. GT3RS in primer

59. Primer now dusted with guide coat

61. GT3 deck in top coat

62. GT3 deck in top coat

29. Front bumper

63. GT3 in top coat

64. GT3 in top coat

65. Rear of GT3 in top coat

66. Front of GT3 in top coat

67. GT3 in top coat ready for fitting up

68. Stainless steel exhaust being fitted

69. Stainless Steel Tailpipe

70. With performance exhaust fitted

71. Painted deck with fitted uprights

73. Two pack paint being applied to roll cage

74. Roll cage now painted and being baked in oven

75. Calipers now in colour and fitted

76. New LED lamps fitted also showing rear bumper fabricated by The Bodyshop

77. New rear lamps/Rear Bumper/ Stainless steel performance exhaust

78. New Bumper with the mouth picked out in colour code

79. Front Bumper fitted to vehicle

80. Front and rear wheels painted ready for new tyres

81. Colour coded wheels

82. Fitting up begins

83. Roll cage being fitted, trim being refurbed

84. New Front Seats

83. Roll cage being fitted, not the absence of rear screen

85. Carbon Front Seats

86 Carbon Front Seats

87. Colour coded gear tunnel

88. Seat and roll bar

90. With painted wheels on

91. N/s Rear

92. O/S Rear with a Porsche 997 in the backround

93. Closed image of deck and lamp

100. GT3RS decal

101. Profile of O/S with GT3 RS decal

101. N/S rear with GT3RS decal

102. Engine bay with K&N filters

103. Engine bay

104. Front of car (note the fitted mesh grilles)

105. Detail of polished upright designed by The Bodyshop

120. GT3 RS

Our latest project was to change this Porsche 996 into a 997 GT3 RS. Although at first glance the cars look the same, there is a lot of difference. although subtle, 997 is 10cm wider than the 996.This needed to be changed.

Once the vehicle was stripped to it’s bare shell, the work began with the removal of the existing panels. We found that to fit the new rear quarter panels we had to extend the inner arches by 5 cm to reach the new outer rear wings. The profile of the rear pillars were also altered to join smoothly to the roof. The front wings require infills in each wing as they are also 5cm wider than the original and this also meant we had to fabricate wing infills to enable the bonnet to close onto the wings apertures. All small points that need to be considered. The joints were lead filled as to avoid cracking should there be any movement. Further down the line we came across the additional matter of the doors being hinged differently, so the hinges were relocated and welded to place. A great deal of accuracy is required at this stage otherwise we will have a monumental task in lining up the doors come fittin up time.

The sills sections were extended by approx 15cm to meet up correctly with the bottom of the wings and rear quarter panels before the addition of sill covers. The rear panel was also changed as it differs to the 996 and a genuine 997 rear panel was fitted to solve the problem. We also had in mind the bootlid. At this stage we did not have one !

The major look factor as far as we were concerned was the eye catching bootlid. We decided that as there was not a quality copy on the market then we would produce one ourselves. The mould was made from scratch with the view that once this was accomplished we could offer copies to the aftermarket customer. The polished alloy uprights were also designed by ourselves and come in two different sizes, one for road use and one for track. We were concerned about the fitting kit and the one we settled for is of a high quality, aviation standard.

The engine bay had strengthening bars bolted into situ. The addition of a lowering kit was decided upon and changed the profile of the car and it appears to hug the ground.

Once the bodywork was finished, the vehicle was put into primer, blocked down by hand and then re-primered for a second time. Once the second primer coat had been baked off we guide coated the car and sanded the primer to a flat, even surface in readiness for the top coat. The choice of colour was Porsche Grey Black / 781. We used a High-Solids clear over base system for maximum durability and gloss retention. We further complimented the colour by painting the wheels and door mirrors to Porsche Red.

Adding attention to detail, the calipers were also removed and sandblasted before also being colour coded. The interior was retrimmed and racing seats fitted with matching Porsche Red fittings. The rear seating area was removed to enable the fitting of the roll cage, once again colour coded.

The vehicle now looked the part, so we needed the sound to match. The exhaust was changed to a stainless steel twin centre outlet exhaust system which provides the throaty Porsche sound. A K&N filter was supplied to help the engine breath.

Once road tested the vehicle was flat and polished to a high gloss shine. We use a teflon based polish. We have found that natural wax softens in sunlight and hardens off when cool. When in the softened stage the wax traps tiny particles which remain at the cool stage. When time comes to wash or polish the bodywork, these trapped particles add micro scratches, leaving the paint finish hazy. Our Teflon has been developed to retain a hard, high gloss finish. Finally the decals were the final touch to what we think is an eye catching Porsche.

If you would like more information on this conversion please contact us via our website or see our new Porsche designated website at